Qarib (Arabic and in ) means near or familiar. Gharib (Arabic and ), written differently, means strange or stranger. Although the pronunciation of the two words vary slightly, the difference is often imperceptible. Both are commonly transliterated into English as "gharib". Gharib may refer to Gharib (Hadith terminology), in Arabic غَرِيْب, a hadith conveyed by only one narrator Gharib (crater), crater near the north pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus Gharib Church, also known as St. Georg Church, a historical church in Isfahan, Iran People Abbas Gharib (born 1942), Italian-based architect of Iranian origin Amir al-Arabi Ali Gharib, Libyan diplomat Burhanuddin Gharib (d. 1344), Indian Sufi belonging to the Chishti Order Hossein Gharib (born 1940), Iranian medical researcher and author Jaouad Gharib (born 1972), Moroccan long-distance runner Mohammad Gharib (1909–1975), Iranian physician, clinician, professor and pioneer of pediatrics in Iran Roozegar-e Gharib, TV series about Dr. Mohammad Gharib above Shawky Gharib (born 1959), Egyptian football player Susie Gharib (born 1950), American business news journalist and TV anchor Gharib Amzine (born 1973), retired Moroccan footballer. He played for Mulhouse, Racing Strasbourg and Troyes AC, all in France, usually as a midfielder Gharib Shah (d. 1629), Iranian aristocrat who rebelled against Safavid rule in 1629/30, but was defeated and later executed Shapoor Gharib (1933–2012), Iranian director and screenplay writer Badr al-Zamān Qarīb (23 August 1929 – 28 July 2020), Iranian linguist Djamchid Gharib (born ~1910), Iranian ambassador to Spain Places Darreh Gharib Emamzadeh Shah Gharib Gharib Dust Gharib Hajji Gharib Kandi Gharib Mazraeh Ras Gharib Sayed Gharib Ahmad Gharib, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Ahmad Gharib, West Azerbaijan Gharib Mahalleh, Gilan Gharib Mahalleh, Mazandaran Gharib Mazra'eh Gharib Nawaz Mosque Omm ol Gharib-e Bozorg Omm ol Gharib-e Kuchek